ON THE RECORD

That Ika South has no unifying political leader has been thrown around by comentators for a while now, but this interview on November 11, 2009, with Hon. Ben Obuh confirms this as a fact. Agbor PDP politicians have fought themselves to a stand-still. The consequence of this is that Agbor has been denied the opportunity to develope.

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Apart from gettng to know Hon. Ben Obuh, in this interview which lasted just over an hour, Ikaworld.com explores the nature of the political crisis facing Ika South through the eyes of Hon. ben Obuh. Apart from the fact that there is no political leadership in Agbor and Ika South, some of the refreshing facts that emerged from the interview is the degree of disunity within the Ika South PDP leadership. While placing the fault of the crisis at the feet of his arch political competitor whom he refused to name, Hon. Ben Obuh suggests that the problem facing Ika South is not unsolvable even though he does not present any new solution.

For those who have criticized Hon. Ben Obuh as a tool of Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, he addresses this issue heads on. Hon. Ben Obuh gives a historical account of his relationship with Dr. Okowa from their University days to the present.

The core of this free-style interview by Ikaworld.com, which is conducted mainly in Ika language, is that as a political insider, Hon. Obuh sheds light on the on-going crisis in Ika South. Although this interview was conducted just before the suspension of the Chairman of Ika South, the content of this interview makes it easier to understand how Ika South arrived at what is now described as a political mess.

As part of the suggestion on how Agbor can get on with its development which has been stalled by politicians and their self interests, Hon. Obuh suggests that Agbor powerful business men should step in and fill the vacuum left by the current political combatants. He saya that they should make demands from the Government on behalf of Agbor.

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